GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| luminary | a person of prominence or brilliant achievement |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| contrive | devise |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |